Jamie Lynn Sigler Was Right About This $8 White T-shirt
We’re always searching for great white T-shirts, and when Jamie Lynn Sigler recommended one from Amazon, we were all ears. “Everyone wants the perfect white tee. And look, there are so many different fits, right?” said Sigler. ”But for a basic, good white T-shirt … this is the best one I’ve found. I think it’s cut really nice and slim. It’s not boxy. The neck is great. It falls perfectly in the arms. To me it’s just the best white tee.”
I couldn’t believe what I was reading. I don’t doubt Tony Soprano’s daughter’s opinions (Christopher Moltisanti isn’t behind me, promise), but my skepticism had to do with the shirt being Amazon branded (part of a line the megaretailer calls “The Drop”). I hoped it wouldn’t be as cheapo as a Hanes or Fruit of the Loom multi-pack can occasionally be. And so I ordered one.
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It was a real head-scratcher when it arrived. The shirt looked so nice that I guessed my Curaprox toothbrushes and Supergoop sunscreen had accidentally been packed with someone’s Shopbop order for a much more expensive white T-shirt. But lo and behold, there was the Drop tag. Nothing about it read “it’s an $8 T-shirt” in the slightest. If anything, Sigler failed to mention just how not-cheap-looking it is. I even checked the threads, down to the center back seam, and found nadalacking.
The Drop Sydney T-shirt reminds me a little bit of Buck Mason’s Slub Easy-Crew, the Strategist’s Best in Class white T-shirt. Like the Buck Mason, it looks broken-in from the get-go. The 100 percent pima cotton feels lightweight compared to Leset’s Margo and Le Bon Shoppe’s Little Boy. The Amazon tee isn’t made from thin-thin fabric, but you may need to wear a flesh-toned bra. Its jersey weave makes it a little stretchier, and the 100 percent cotton keeps it breathable. I’m already wearing it more than any of my Everlane box-cut tees this summer.
As Sigler said, the elbow-length sleeves and slightly higher crewneck are perfect. So is the length (the hem sits right past my waistband). It’s not fitted, but it’s not unfitted. All things considered, it’s a little white tee that’s not too little, not white-white, and not like every other tee. I might be following Sigler’s lead and getting multiples. Stars, they’re just like us!
Some more white T-shirts we recommend
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... And Strategist readers’ favorite white T-shirt.
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The cropped length hits right above our writer Arielle Avila’s belly button.
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The winner of Mya Gelber’s (exhaustive) white T-shirt hunt.
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This is a new version of a now-discontinued Banana Republic tee Gelber loved.
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